Unable to get votes from their own members, Republican legislative leaders agreed to more education funding to get the necessary support from Democrats.
Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services PHOENIX — Unable to get votes from their own members, Republican legislative leaders have agreed to more education funding to get the necessary support from Democrats.
People are also reading… The final plan offers not just more basic state aid to public schools. It also provides an immediate $50 million infusion in"opportunity'' funds, dollars earmarked to help students who come from low-income households.As proposed, charter and district schools would divide up $60 million in what is classified as"additional assistance.'' These are funds with certain flexibility on how they can be used.
Those credits reduce the amount of funding available for all other state programs, including public education. In the 2020-2021 budget year, the most recent figures available, individuals and corporations took $250 million in credits.What also is in the package, however, is the creation of a system to provide state funds to parents who can use these vouchers to send their children to private and parochial schools.
Options range from legal challenges to gathering signatures on petitions to hold up enactment until voters get the last word. Separately, lawmakers are adopting other Republican priorities, ranging from tax credits for companies that build facilities for making movies and TV shows, to capping how much the state can keep in taxes from the expanded gaming approved last year.
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